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Left.
Right.
Windows.
Reflections.
Nothing obvious.
That doesn’t mean anything.
“Trigger, Beast—perimeter,” I say quietly.
“On it.”
Blaze stays in the SUV, already pulling up feeds, tapping into whatever he can access nearby.
“Tessa,” I say.
She looks at me.
Steady.
Ready.
I nod once.
We move.
Tessa
The bellabove the door chimes when we step inside.
Familiar.
Soft.
Normal.
It almost makes this worse.
The shop smells like flowers.
Fresh stems.
Greenery.
A hint of lavender from the display near the counter.
For a second—
It feels like nothing ever happened.
Like I just stepped out for a minute and came back.
My chest tightens.
“I missed this,” I whisper.
